Receptacle



' July 13, 1937-.

w. F. BOWEN RECEPTACLE `Filed. Feb. 18, 1936 Patented July 13, 1937 K UNITED srArEs PATENT oEFicE 2,087,055 nEcEPrAcLE i William F. Bowen, North Attleboro, Mass., assignor to Evans Case Company, North Attleboro, Mass.,

Ya corporation of Massachusetts y Application February 18, 1936, Serial No. 64,607 4 Claims. (o1. 20e-41.4)

The invention relates to be carried in the form illustrated comprises primarily to a receptacle separate compartspeciiic uses.

In the accompanying drawing one embodiment of the invention is illustrated. -Figure 1 is an I5 is a section I8 in which are illustrated cigarettes I9 held in place by a band 20 which may be resiliently mounted in any suitable tions may be employed for any other suitable purpose.

Beyond thesection II in the member I is a section 2| and mounted at the end of the section 2| toward the hinge I2 is a carrier 22. The carrier 22 consists o-f a bottom member 23 and three side members 24. The fourth side of the carrier, preferably toward the hinge I2, is open and un'- obstructed. The carrier 22 toward the edge away from the hinge I2 is mounted on a hinge 25 in the bottom of the section 2| and a spring 26 normally holds the carrier 22 in the erect position indicated in Figs. l, 2, 3, of any suitable construction may be mounted in the carrier 22. The lighter 21 may beinserted through the open side of the carrier 22 .and may carrier in any suitable manner. In Fig. 4 the sides of the carrier 22 are indicated as bent at 28. The sides may be made of resilient metal and so form a tight spring or friction hold upon the lighter 21. It should be understood of course that the lighter 21 should pocket and in the particular n m to which not be Widerrthan the section 2| and should be somewhat shorter than the section 2|.

ed with a section 29 opposite the section 2| and of approximately the same size. Y

This construction makes it possible to hold the When the receptacle is 29 engages the lighter 27 and closed the section forces it and the desirable to provide a gas and liquid tight partition or wall between the sections 2| and 29 and the Ysections I5 and I8. In the device illustrated this is accomplished by providing at the end of the section I5 a partition consisting of two walls 3| rising to approximately the upper edge of the wall of the member Il). Between these walls 3| is placed a suitable packing 32 which may be sulphurfree rubber or felt or other like materials. This gasket 32 may be of any suitable form and may be fastened in by glue or in any other suitable manner. Opposite the Walls 3| in the member II is provided a partition consisting of a single wall 33 which protrudes beyond the walls 3| and engages the gasket 32 to form a tight seal.

One of the sections I5 or I8 may be omitted and when the lighter is thin enough to lie Wholly in the section 2| the section 29 may be omitted and only a sealing device such as 33 may be needed on the member I I.

The invention is not confined to the particular embodiment illustrated but may be carried out in other forms.

I claim as my invention:

l. In a receptacle, two members, a hinge connecting them together, a carrier for a lighter on one member having an open side, the carrier having resilient sides for clasping and holding a lighter, a spring hinge mounting the carrier at the side away from the first mentioned hinge and holding the open side of the carrier toward the first mentioned hinge so that the lighter is normally erect, so constructed and arranged that when the other member is swung on its hinge it engages the lighter to turn the carrier on its hinge to .a prostrate position of the ligher, and means for fastening the members in this position.

2. In a receptacle, two members, a hinge connecting them together, a carrier for a lighter on one member having an open side, a spring hinge mounting the carrier at the side away from the rst mentioned hinge and holding the open side of the carrier toward the first mentioned hinge so that the lighter is normally erect, so constructed and arranged that when the other member is swung on its hinge it engages the lighter to turn the carrier on its hinge to a prostrate position of the lighter, and means for fastening the members in this position.

3. In a receptacle, two members, a hinge connecting them together, a carrier for holding a removable lighter on one member, a removable lighter in the carrier extending beyond the side walls of the carrier, a spring hinge mounting the carrier at the side away from the rst mentioned hinge so that the lighter is normally erect, so constructed and arranged that when the other member is swung on its hinge it engages the lighter to turn the carrier on its hinge to a prostrate position o the lighter, and means for iastenng the members in this position.

4. A receptacle having compartments for such articles as cigarettes and including a compartment for a lighter, two members, a hinge connecting them together, a4 carrier for holding a removable lighter on one member, a spring hinge mounting the carrier at the side away from the rst mentioned hinge so that the lighter is normally erect, so constructed and arranged that when the other member is swung on its hinge it engages the lighter to turn the carrier on its hinge to a prostrate position of the lighter and a liquid and fume impervious partition wall for the compartment containing the lighter.

W'ILLIANI F. BOWEN. 

